Sentence examples for in support of issues from inspiring English sources

After retiring from the international scene, he volunteered with Common Cause in Washington D.C. in support of issues such as open government and campaign finance reform, and moved to Cape Cod in 1990.

Many more Iraqis have formed organizations in support of issues like women's rights, created labor unions, set up educational programs, and established one of the Arab world's freest (and most endangered) presses.

The organization, which hopes to "unite and activate moderate, independent, and progressive women across the state" in support of issues like public education and voting rights, supports Orman, listing him as one of their "favorite candidates" alongside Democrat Paul Davis, who is mounting a strong challenge to Gov. Sam Brownback (R).

Only about 12.7 percent of Google's Class A stockholders — other than Mr. Brin, Mr. Page and other Google directors and employees — voted in support of issuing the Class C stock.

Union leaders said the Halter endorsement was part of a strategy promoted by Richard Trumka, the A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s new president, to focus on broader issues, like job creation, and to see whether individual candidates were doing enough in support of those issues.

(Before the legislation bank deposits were frequently diverted in support of new issues by commercial bankers' investment-banking colleagues).

At both the Center and at AIPAC, he helped provide political guidance and to both cultivate and grow "grass tops" advocacy, encouraging citizen activists to become involved in the political process by engaging and challenging candidates for public office to more prominently and specifically speak out in support of those issues for which each organization advocated.

This may have serious policy implications as those actors who may not be in support of such issues or may not be happy with the general policy development process may not support or participate in policy implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Moi appears to have been more influenced by neo-Malthusian arguments, using them in a number of public statements in support of the issue (Ajayi and Kekovole 1999; Chimbwete and Zulu 2003; Blacker 2006).

Slacktivism: a "feel-good" measure, in support of an issue or social cause, that have little or no practical effect other than to make the person doing it feel satisfaction.

A quick search will get you dozens of sources criticizing "slacktivism," which, as Wikipedia describes it, is "a pejorative term that describes "feel-good" measures, in support of an issue or social cause, that have little or no practical effect other than to make the person doing it feel satisfaction.